Convergence

Part 1 : chapter 10

(Sorry this chapter is longer than usual ! Also, this playlist fits very well with this chapter - don't mind the titles haha !)

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When Utahime woke, night was already beginning to fall.

She found herself in a room lined with several beds and pieces of medical equipment.

She had no idea where she was.

She tried to recall the last moments of the day, but nothing came clearly to mind.

All she could feel was the dull ache in her head.

Utahime tried to sit up and leave this unfamiliar place as quickly as possible, but before she could move very far, a young woman in a white coat entered the room.

"Ah, you're finally awake! I'll go and tell the others," she said at once.

The others? Utahime thought automatically.

She had no time to reflect further.

Gojo Satoru and a tall, heavily built man in his forties entered the room almost immediately.

Satoru hurried to her bedside.

"I was really worried about you, you know?!" he exclaimed.

"Where am I?" Utahime asked.

"At Tokyo Exorcist High School," Satoru replied. "Professor Yaga brought you to the school infirmary so they could treat you."

"Professor Yaga?"

"Good grief, don't tell me you've forgotten me already, young lady!" the man barked.

And then Utahime remembered.

He was the same man from the day of the Aoi Matsuri festival - the one who had interrupted her and prevented her from hearing the rest of the conversation between Satoru's uncle and Naobito Zenin, all because he had assumed she was lost in the forest.

Life truly was full of strange turns.

How on earth had this man become a teacher at Tokyo Exorcist High School...?

"Ah - yes, I remember now. Thank you very much for helping us, sir," Utahime said, bowing her head politely.

"No need to thank me, kids. Just be more careful in future!"

Utahime immediately glanced at Satoru.

Had he told him about their visit to the Zenin estate?

Satoru gave the faintest shake of his head.

They did not need words to understand one another.

"Yes, I'm very sorry for the trouble," Utahime said. "I'll reimburse you for the medical expenses."

"No need! It was an emergency. It's my duty to help young people in distress!"

"Perhaps we should let her rest a little longer," the young nurse suggested gently.

"You're absolutely right. Come on, let's get out of here. I've got stuffed animals to look after too!" Yaga declared as he headed for the door.

Everyone was preparing to leave when Utahime discreetly caught hold of Satoru's sleeve and whispered: